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Vin Diesel confirms Guardians of the Galaxy to be in next Avengers

The actor who voices the talking tree in Guardians of the Galaxy let it slip that his Marvel superhero team will sprout up in Avengers: Infinity War.

Actor revealed in Facebook video that his 'Guardians' superhero team will join Avengers: Infinity War

Actor Vin Diesel says his Guardians of the Galaxy superhero team will appear in Avengers: Infinity War set for release in 2018. ( Evan Agostini/The Associated Press)

The actor who voices the talking tree in Guardians of the Galaxy let it slip that his Marvel superhero team will sprout up in Avengers: Infinity War.

Vin Diesel teased during a Facebook Live video Friday that the intergalactic do-gooders will be part of the third Avengers movie.

The Infinity War installment is expected to unite several Marvel characters from across 18 films.

Diesel, the star of Fast & Furious, portrayed extraterrestrial Groot in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy alongside Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper.

Diesel called the planned Avengers mash-up "incredibly exciting."

A spokeswoman for Avengers studio Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is scheduled to launch May 5, 2017, while Infinity War is set for release May 4, 2018.